Richard Sherman is back in the news, this time coming to the aid of Patriots quarterback

Tom Brady, who is facing a four-game suspension for his role in Deflategate.

Sherman, the outspoken Seattle Seahawks cornerback from Stanford, told USA Today that he believes the NFL is out of bounds for subjecting players to harsher punishment than team owners and their teams. The Patriots were fined $1 million and two draft picks — including their first-round pick in 2016 — for Deflategate. Brady will lose about $2 million if he has to sit out four games this season.

“Last year,

Jim Irsay got fined what, 500 grand?” said Sherman, referring to the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, who was fined $500,000 and suspended six games for a misdemeanor DUI. “Owners can only be fined so much.

“That should bring up some red flags. But nobody’s talking about that.”

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